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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — At least eight people were displaced after a fire destroyed several apartment units in northwest Houston, according to the Houston Fire Department. Four units at the Oakwood Apartments were damaged in the fire, according to HFD officials. Denise Rhodes, a building resident, said she returned home from the grocery store when the fire broke out. “(I) just …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A capital murder suspect is now in custody after a SWAT scene ended in southeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department. The standoff happened in the 8200 block of Park Place near the Gulf Freeway. Officials arrived at the scene at around 2:30 p.m. after a resident from inside the apartment complex told police that the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Today is the day that our wait is official over. A fall front is moving through SE Texas this morning! Along and behind the front, we should see scattered rain. The bulk of the rain will hold northwest of the Houston area, but scattered downpours are possible area-wide through the morning. This rain will become more isolated …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The sister of an 82-year-old man who was shot and killed says she received a mysterious phone call just minutes before her brother was found dead in his apartment. Bessie Osborn, Henry Roberts’ sister, tells that a man called her house from her brother’s number and asked for $200. Osborn said she did not recognize the man’s …

HOUSTON, Texas — Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo is undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a brain tumor, the NBA announced on Saturday. Mutombo has been one of the NBA’s global ambassadors for years, and recently appeared at Hall of Fame enshrinement events in Springfield, Massachusetts, and a pair of preseason games in Saitama, Japan. He also appeared with U.S. Secretary …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman was shot and killed outside of her apartment in southeast Houston on Friday night, according to police. Clear Lake police officers responded to a shooting at 10900 Tanner Park Court, south of Almeda Mall, at about 11 p.m. Upon arrival, officers said they found a 51-year-old woman shot to death outside of her porch. A …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An altercation between a man and a pregnant woman led to an hours-long barricaded SWAT standoff on Friday evening, according to the Houston Police Department. The incident happened in the 2400 block of Lidstone Street in southeast Houston at about 9:20 p.m. According to police, Domestic Abuse Response Team officers were called after a report of a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Our coldest weather since early April is on the way next week. Keep that in mind while you’re sweating it out in 90-degree heat this weekend. Another warm day is coming up for Sunday but we could see a few cooling downpours. Gulf moisture will continue to stream in which could bring some streamer showers to the …

SEATTLE, Washington (KTRK) — The Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners were engaged in a pitchers’ duel Saturday at T-Mobile Park. American League Division Series Game 3, which was the first MLB postseason game played in the Pacific Northwest in 21 years, saw no runs plated through the first 17 innings until Houston’s rookie shortstop Jeremy Pena sent a solo shot to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The sister of an 82-year-old man who was shot and killed says she received a mysterious phone call just minutes before her brother was found dead in his apartment. Bessie Osborn, Henry Roberts’ sister, tells that a man called her house from her brother’s number and asked for $200. Osborn said she did not recognize the man’s …